Thursday, 13 December 2012

Nice Space photos

Some cool Space images:


Space Shuttle Endeavour Nose
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Image by allison_b216
Space Shuttle Endeavour at Ellington Field in Houston, TX for stop over from Kennedy Space Center to Los Angeles, CA.


Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico (NASA, International Space Station Science, 05/04/10)
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Image by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
The Mississippi River Delta and nearby Louisiana coast appear dark in the sunglint. This phenomenon is caused by sunlight reflecting off the water surface, in a mirror-like manner, directly back towards the astronaut observer aboard the International Space Station. The sunglint improves the identification of the oil spill which is creating a different water texture (and therefore a contrast) between the smooth and rougher water of the reflective ocean surface

Image/caption credit: NASA

More about space station science:
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html

There's a Flickr group about Space Station Science. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/


Space Shuttle Endeavour and ME!
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Image by allison_b216
Space Shuttle Endeavour at Ellington Field in Houston, TX for stop over from Kennedy Space Center to Los Angeles, CA.

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